Symptoms worsened during treatment?

Symptoms worsened during treatment?

“Why did my elbow feel particularly tired and sore after the last acupuncture? Is it an adverse reaction?” asked the patient who came to treat the tennis elbow.
“No, this is a detoxification reaction.”
In acupuncture treatment, this situation sometimes occurs. Once, a patient with sciatica had three needles and told me: “my buttocks to half of my legs are sore!” When she said, she smiled because she has “experienced many battles” and has treatment experience. Too much, knowing that this is a “reaction for improvement.”

The improvement response, or “detoxification response,” is the short-term discomfort that occurs during the process of the body’s self-adjustment due to the body’s self-healing ability being awakened during the treatment process. It can be said that the unbalanced body returns to a healthy state—one of the necessary processes. Just like cleaning up a ditch that accumulates dirt, the long-settled dirt will inevitably be aroused in the process, and a more intense “cleaning reaction” will occur. The human body cleans up dirt in the same process. These specks of dirt are the toxins in the body. The cleaning process will cause some discomfort, but it is short-lived and necessary.

The “reaction response” is not only found in acupuncture treatment but also other natural therapies. The most common example is that cough patients gradually recover their righteousness after taking medicine and may cough up more sputum and saliva; after the toxins are removed, the disease is completely healed.
The improvement response varies from person to person, and the more common ones include:

* Exacerbation of the original symptoms: This is because the toxins in the body are being transported through the blood to the detoxification organs to be discharged. The problematic area is inherently more fragile and sensitive, and it feels stronger when stimulated during the detoxification process.

＊Slight soreness in a specific part of the body: It is caused by irritation caused by the excretion of toxins.

＊Changes in excrement: diarrhea or constipation may occur, and waste such as urine and feces are primarily dark and smelly.

* Poor sleep quality: The emotions suppressed in the subconscious are triggered by toxins, causing restless sleep.

＊Fatigue: This is the body’s natural response to self-protection because the recovery process requires a lot of energy. When the body is resting or sleeping, it is conducive to cell repair.

*Dry mouth and tongue: a lot of water is necessary for detoxification.

* Dizziness or headache, because it is experiencing a lot of detoxification or lack of drinking water at ordinary times, making it difficult to discharge toxins.

Of course, there are individual differences in the strength of this detoxification reaction. Some people react very mildly, or even unconsciously, and some people are more serious; it depends on personal physique and the severity of the disease.
It must be emphasized that the emergence of the “reaction response” is due to the “recovery of righteous qi,” which once again evokes old illnesses and deep-seated health problems, including accumulated toxins or negative energy for a long time. That is one of the processes of completely removing one’s toxins, and it is the only way to recovery.

For the short-term discomfort caused by the improvement process, you can relieve it as long as you take more rest and drink plenty of water. Still, the most important thing is that if you suddenly reappear the past symptoms during the recovery process, you don’t have to worry about it alone, let alone avoid it. “Illness” should not be treated, and the practitioner should be informed as soon as possible, consulted, and patiently cooperated with the treatment to ultimately “root.”